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US-8335494

Provisioning of callback reminders on a vehicle-based computing system

PublishedDecember 18, 2012
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Technical Abstract

One or more embodiments include a computer-implemented method and system for providing reply reminders to a vehicle occupant in a vehicle. Information indicating one or more unanswered communications from a nomadic telephone device may be wirelessly received at a vehicle computer. Time and/or date information for the unanswered communication may also be received. By automatically monitoring a passage of time, a determination may be made if one or more unanswered communications have been answered within a predefined reply period. If the one or more unanswered communications have not been answered within the predefined reply period, a reply reminder may be generated and presented in a vehicle.

Patent Claims
6 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A computer-implemented method for providing reply reminders to a vehicle occupant in a vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising: wirelessly receiving at a vehicle computer information indicating one or more unanswered communications from a nomadic telephone device; receiving at the vehicle computer time and/or date information for the one or more unanswered communications; defining a reply period based on the time and/or date information; automatically monitoring at the vehicle computer a passage of time based on the reply period; determining at the vehicle computer if the one or more unanswered communications have been answered within the reply period; generating a reminder at the vehicle computer if the one or more unanswered communications have not been answered within the predefined reply period; presenting the reminder in a vehicle; receiving information, stored on a computing system remote from the vehicle, designating the one or more unanswered communications as a priority; designating the one or more unanswered communications as a priority based on the information; and modifying the reply period based on designating the one or more unanswered calls as a priority.

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2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the information includes relationship information between a caller and a call recipient.

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3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the information is stored on a computing system remote from the vehicle.

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4. A system for providing callback reminders to a vehicle occupant in a vehicle, the system comprising: at least one vehicle computer configured to: receive information defining one or more unanswered calls from a nomadic telephone device; receive information defining multiple connected incoming calls and/or multiple outgoing calls from the nomadic telephone device; identify one or more call characteristics of the incoming calls and/or outgoing calls; determine if the one or more unanswered calls have been answered; determine when to present a callback reminder based on the one or more call characteristics; if the one or more unanswered calls have not been answered, present a callback reminder in the vehicle based on when to present the callback reminder; receive time and/or date information for the one or more unanswered calls; define a callback period based on the time and/or date information, wherein the at least one computer is configured to determine if the one or more unanswered calls have been answered within the callback period; receive information, stored on a computing system remote from the vehicle, designating the one or more unanswered calls as a priority; designate the one or more unanswered calls as a priority based on the information; and modify the callback period based on designating the one or more unanswered calls as a priority.

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5. The system of claim 4 wherein the information includes relationship information.

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6. The system of claim 4 wherein the at least one vehicle computer is configured to further prioritize multiple unanswered calls designated as a priority.

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Filing Date

December 30, 2010

Publication Date

December 18, 2012

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